Indosat Holds AI Day, Accelerates AI Learning Transformation on Campus
Jakarta, 21 November 2025 - Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, through Indosat Business and supported by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Kemendiktisaintek), launched Indonesia AI Day for Higher Education under the theme "Experience the Shift: From Traditional to Tech-Driven Education."
The forum brings together Indonesian and global campuses with technology players to speed up digital transformation across higher education. The focus is simple: move from talk to implementation that improves learning, research, and talent development.
Why this matters for educators
The 2025 Empowering Indonesia Report highlights a growing gap. While Indonesia produced more than 11 million graduates by 2024, less than a quarter come from AI or STEM fields. Most graduates still cluster in humanities, business, medicine, and engineering.
This signals the need to move faster on curriculum updates, research capacity, and technology-based skills so graduates are ready for an AI-driven economy.
"Through this initiative, Indosat wants to show that technology can become a bridge to learning without limits, opening up opportunities for every young generation of Indonesia to develop in the artificial intelligence era," said Muhammad Buldansyah, Director & Chief Business Officer of Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison.
The agenda of Indonesia AI Day centers on applying AI to improve teaching quality, research productivity, and digital talent pipelines. It also emphasizes collaboration models between universities and industry to shorten the time from idea to classroom impact.
"Collaboration with industries such as Indosat demonstrates the government's commitment to accelerate the use of technology that is able to open innovation spaces for both academics and students," added Fauzan Adziman, Director General of Research and Development of the Ministry of Education and Technology.
This step aligns with Indosat's broader goal to empower Indonesia by developing digital talent and accelerating AI adoption across sectors, including education, heading toward Indonesia Gold 2045.
What campus leaders can do next
- Refresh curricula across majors: Integrate AI, data literacy, and ethics into general education and major-specific courses. Add capstone projects co-mentored by industry.
- Invest in faculty upskilling: Run focused workshops on prompt use, assessment integrity, AI-assisted research, and course redesign.
- Build enabling infrastructure: Establish clear data governance, approved AI tools, and secure compute access. Set up shared AI labs that support multiple faculties.
- Strengthen policy and integrity: Publish a practical AI use policy for teaching, learning, and research. Define acceptable use, disclosure, and assessment guidelines.
- Expand research partnerships: Co-develop applied AI projects with industry; prioritize themes tied to national needs such as health, education, MSMEs, and public services.
- Prepare students for work: Encourage AI portfolios, micro-credentials, and internships that use real datasets and tools.
- Measure outcomes: Track course adoption, student skill gains, graduate placement, and research output. Review quarterly and iterate.
Programs you can launch next semester
- AI Across-the-Curriculum module packs for non-STEM courses.
- Teaching assistant pilots with approved AI tools and clear disclosure rules.
- Applied research sprints with community or industry partners.
- Faculty AI Fellows to lead pilots in each department.
- Stackable micro-credentials in AI literacy, data analysis, and model evaluation.
- Industry-mentored internships focused on AI-enabled workflows.
Getting started
- Run a quick audit: current tools, policies, faculty readiness, and student needs.
- Set up a small task force (academic, IT, QA, student reps) to own delivery.
- Pick two high-impact use cases (e.g., academic writing support and formative feedback) and run a 90-day pilot.
- Share results, refine policy, then scale with proper training and support.
For policy references and practical guardrails, see international guidance on AI in education from UNESCO here.
If you need structured training paths for faculty and staff, explore job-specific AI upskilling options here.
AI Day is a signal: higher education can lead with accountable, student-centered adoption. With the right partnerships and a clear plan, campuses can improve learning quality today while building the talent Indonesia needs for 2045.
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